Twin GroveIL
A town of 1,458, settled in 1874.
Is Twin Grove a good place to live?
Twin Grove’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Twin Grove, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 82 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Twin Grove's schools outperform 68% of the state's. Only 40 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Twin Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Twin Grove stand out
Where Twin Grove beats most towns.
1,458 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Twin Grove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Twin Grove is from typical.
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Moving to Twin Grove: who provides what
Twin Grove is unincorporated, so McLean County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Twin Grove.
Twin Grove ranks healthier than 84% of the country’s towns
In the comparison, Twin Grove comes below both the Illinois town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). Twin Grove beats the Illinois average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Twin Grove.
| Twin Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Twin Grove | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in three of Twin Grove’s working residents commute to Bloomington
Most working residents leave Twin Grove for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Twin Grove is $116,000. Since 2013, Twin Grove has added 203 jobs, to 534 in 2023.
| Twin Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Twin Grove, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Twin Grove has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of households own their home in Twin Grove than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
97% of Twin Grove households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moderate risk in Twin Grove, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Miller Park Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Twin Grove. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park30 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
6 mi GardenFell Arboretum9 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum
11 mi Theme parkSpider HillPhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Twin Grove
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Twin Grove
About 3 of every 100 Twin Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Twin Grove for work
Where Twin Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Twin Grove
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Twin Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Twin Grove had a population of 1,524.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Area code
- 309
Questions about Twin Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Twin Grove, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $265,000, 11% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.